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Design Media Publishing Limited
Editor: Jon Newman (USA)
Design Media Publishing
Limited
This book has collected a number of distinctive works on card design from the excellent designers all over the world. The distinctive card design projects refer to the design of invitations, greeting cards, promotional materials and others. Designers employ exquisite graphics, various materials and techniques to create a colorful world of the card design. A large number of classic projects in this book have presented the designers’ endless creativity!
Design Media Publishing Limited
Editor: Jon Newman (USA)
Card Design
Invitation Card 008
Greeting Card 077
Thank-You Card 132
Promotion Card 145
Holiday Card 176
Anniversary Card230
The Others 244
Contents
PerfaceWith the onset of the computer and email, it seems these days, we are less likely to send a card
in the mail. However, email falls short of the personal touch that comes with writing out a card
combined with the recipient’s physical interaction when they receive it. There is something
very special about receiving personal mail, whether it’s a greeting card, an invitation, a thank-
you card, an anniversary card, a birthday card or a birth announcement. We, as designers, are
setting the stage for a very intimate moment. When an invitation goes out in the mail, it’s specific
for one person and in some cases, it’s personalised. The other extreme would be the billboard
advertisements or the subway ads we see, which are used to inform a massive amount of people
in a public space in a very general, nonspecific way. However, the card, no matter what it’s about,
is very intimate. Even promotional mail, if designed right, can catch the attention of a prospective
client.
So what makes a card successful? For me, it has to have some level of personalisation to it (besides
the address on the outside) and it has to speak to the person in a way that they can understand.
Even before opening personal mail, too many times we’ll quickly sort through the junk mail. So,
some of the magic has to happen on the outside of the envelope. For example, a hand-written
address (instead of one that’s been stamped on by a mass mailing company), a different coloured
envelope or a custom size could be the enabling device that catches that person’s attention. As
designers, we need to think about the envelope that’s carrying the card as much as the card itself.
Then, when I do take the card out, I like a little bit of a surprise. Is there a colour change, a distinct
about what makes you buy a card or even keep it. Many times, it’s because there’s an important
piece of information on it, like a date to save or an interesting design you would want to hang up.
Similarly, if you’re trying to promote yourself or another business, the value of someone wanting
to keep your promotional card on their desk is your ultimate goal because they are more likely to
contact either you or your client (depending upon who the card was made for) if they’re staring
at your card everyday. Now think about the opposite and all the cards you normally throw away.
What was it about those cards you did not value as much as the cards you were inclined to keep?
Did they lack a response from the recipient? Was it mundane or bland design? For designers, it is of
primary importance to always be looking around their environment to see not only what is working
but also what is not working. Let us not forget that card design is an intimate, personal experience.
And the more we remember that, the more likely we are to design a truly inspiring and motivational
piece, instead of something that will quickly be discarded.
Jon Newman
The New Design Studio
USA
die cut or perhaps an interesting paper stock choice? Anything to differentiate what I’m already
getting in the mail on a daily basis.
When it finally comes to opening the card itself, is there an experimental printing method or a
personalised styling to it so that it’s not only visually interesting but also personalised? Furthermore, is
there more of an interaction with the card other than reading?
The two holiday cards that were selected from our work at The New Design Studio were highly
conceptual and very personable. We also employed a theme of interaction with the recipient
to increase the response. The idea behind one of our cards was as follows: depending on the
holiday the recipient celebrated, they would fill in their religious symbol and get a specific message
(either for Christmas or Hanukkah), therefore eliminating the generic, nonspecific holiday greeting.
Similarly, our holiday card the following year had a maze on the front cover and the surprise came
when you finished it—the card spelled out “Happy Holidays”. Since the payoff on the outside had
to be achieved with some effort, we attempted to motivate the recipient by finishing a smaller
maze on the inside with the recipient's name, which we ended up doing on every card. In doing
so, we created a maze font that connects continuous letters with each other to help make the
process of each card easier to produce. By both playing a game, as well as being very personal,
our cards were successful. However, throughout this book, you’ll notice there are many other
strategies to employ to get the same results.
Another aspect to think about is a reason why someone would want to keep your card. Think
Invitation Card CARD DESIGN 008 009
Design Agency: BridgerConway
Production Date: 2008
Creative Director: Leo Diaz
Designer: Arlyn Hernandez
Client: Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Nationality: USA
St. Regis Fashion Show
Design Agency: BURO-GDS
Production Date: 2010
Creative Director: Ellen Tongzhou Zhao
Designer: Ellen Tongzhou Zhao
Client: ENSAD
Nationality: China
Talents aux Arts décos!
With Margo Rouard-Snowman as the curator
and Roberto Ostinelli as the museum installation
designer, El len Zhao created the identity,
invitation, and signage for this exhibition of
“grand projets” at the ENSAD in Paris.
It is the invitation design for the St. Regis
couture fashion show featuring St. John’s Pre-
Fall Collection in Bal Harbour, FL. Invite featured
couture drawings printed on vellum. Each
drawing detailed a historic couture show with
the last drawing detailing the 2008 St. John
Couture Fashion Show by St. Regis.
Invitation Card CARD DESIGN 010 011
Production Date: 2011
Creative Director: Gohar Avagyan
Designer: Gohar Avagyan
Photography: Gohar Avagyan
Nationality: Sweden
Jeanloup Sieff
This was a fictional project and the assignment
was to create an exhibition poster and invitation
cards for the photography exhibition, by the
dead fashion photographer Jeanloup Sieff, at
The Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm.
Design Agency: Have and Hold Design
Production Date: 2008
Designer: Samantha Dubeau
Photography: Scarlet O'Neill
Nationality: Canada
Victoria & Wade (Wedding Invitations)
This set of fall wedding stationery required a
combination of the bride’s love for vintage with
the groom’s work as an arborist. The set included
invitations, RSVP cards, thank - you cards,
corresponding envelopes and bonbonniere tags.
The invitations and tags were hand-torn around
the edges to give the set a soft, romantic feel.
Invitation Card CARD DESIGN 012 013
Design Agency: Masif_Design Affairs
Production Date: 2011
Creative Director: Jose Luis Ortiz González
Designer: Jose Luis Ortiz González
Client: Alba lucía Reyes
Photography: Jose Luis Ortiz González
Nationality: Colombia
Albay Carlos Wedding Card
This wedding card mixs cultural icons of different regions of Colombia.
Invitation Card CARD DESIGN 014 015
Design Agency: Masif_Design Affairs
Production Date: 2010
Creative Director: Jose Luis Ortiz González
Designer: Jose Luis Ortiz González /
Maria Camila Valencia Robledo
Client: Museo de Antioquia
Photography: Jose Luis Ortiz González /
Maria Camila Valencia Robledo
Nationality: Colombia
Museo de Antioquia HITO URBANO
This is the invitation card for exhibition about the
history of the Museo de Antioquia.
Design Agency: Masif_Design Affairs
Production Date: 2008
Creative Director: Jose Luis Ortiz González
Designer: Jose Luis Ortiz González
Client: Natalia Castro
Photography: Jose Luis Ortiz González
Nationality: Colombia
A simple but curious wedding card only made
with type, making emphasis in the "si" (that
means yes) and generating a hierarchy of types
in different sizes in clarendon type. The colour
safe bride's favourites, clean with impact.
Natalia & Carlos Wedding Card
Invitation Card CARD DESIGN 016 017
Design Agency: Kimberly Dunn Design
Production Date: 2008
Designer: Kimberly Dunn
Client: Boyle Fredrickson Intellectual Property Law
Nationality: USA
Boyle Fredrickson Holiday Party Invitation
Boyle Fredrickson was looking for an invitation
design that incorporated their company, Harley
Davidson and the holiday season. This design
used a motorcycle tire/ornament motif created
in Adobe Illustrator and used the company's own
colour palette and was printed on gloss cardstock.
Design Agency: Marina Goni
Production Date: 2010
Creative Director: Marina Goni
Designer: Marina Goni
Client: Inés and Francisco
Photography: Marina Goni
Nationality: Spain
Wedding Invitation
Inés and Pancho were getting married and
wanted some simple wedding invitations,
unique and originals. The initial element was
the rice because it is something traditional of
weddings and makes reference to one of the
funniest moments of the celebration. Writing with
rice was what the designers were looking for;
simplicity and originality on the same sample.
Invitation Card CARD DESIGN 018 019
Design Agency: Michelle LeClerc Design
Production Date: 2010
Creative Director: Michelle LeClerc
Designer: Michelle LeClerc
Client: Lynell & Taz Johnson
Nationality: USA
Smith-Johnson Save the Date Cards
The designer couldn’t be more delighted to design an invitation for this
amazing couple. Hand made illustrations of the soon-to-be Johnsons peer
lovingly out of die cuts at each other. The Smith-Johnson Save the Dates
are hand screen printed in 2 colours on Wausau Chocolate Truffle Paper,
then nestled in a die cut report card enclosure.
Design Agency: McMillian + Furlow
Production Date: 2009
Creative Director: William McMillian
Designer: William McMillian / Courtney Nader
Client: South Of The Navy Yard Artists (SONYA)
Nationality: USA
Event invitation, buttons and registration form to
promote SONYA arts initiative. Purchasers of the
button received discounts from participating
merchants.
SONYA Arty Party
Invitation Card CARD DESIGN 020 021
Big-league investment funds call for a big league
graphic design. And with a target group that
is accustomed to luxury and flair, the graphic
design needs a look and feel of quality and
elegance.
Official invitation and event installation for Frank Muller’s watch exhibition
“Pride of Portugal” at Torre de Belém, in Lisbon.
The official numbers of Franck Muller's watches are the most important
elements in this project, conveying the idea of time and rhythm in a
dynamic and enthusiastic way. The event installation took the numbers
from the invitation and projected them on Torre de Belém as coloured
outlines following the idea of “Pride” and excitement.
Design Agency: Planet Creative
Production Date: 2010
Creative Director: Planet Creative
Designer: Planet Creative
Client: Contender
Photography: Planet Creative
Nationality: Sweden
Contender Invitations
Design Agency: thisislove studio
Production Date: 2007
Creative Director: Joana Areal
Designer: Joana Areal
Client: Torres Distribuição and Franck Muller
Photography: thisislove / Adriana Pacheco
Nationality: Portugal
Frank Muller Invitation
Invitation Card CARD DESIGN 022 023
Design Agency: thisislove studio
Production Date: 2009
Creative Director: Joana Areal
Designer: Joana Areal / Inês Veiga
Client: get a light™
Photography: thisislove / Adriana Pacheco
Nationality: Portugal
Get A Light 2nd B-Day
Official invitation, microsite and wine label were
designed for get a light’s 2 - year anniversary
event.
Invitation Card CARD DESIGN 024 025
Official invitation for
Jaeger-Le Coultre' s
ceremony celebrated
the restoration of the
Rua Augusta Arch' s
Clock. An interactive
o b j e c t t h a t a l l ow s
the construction of a
paper tower, where
the metaphor of wings
reinforces the official
ceremony's statement:
t h e n ew t i ck i n g o f
the clock. I t uses a
wordplay between the
t icking of the clock
("o bater das horas")
and wings flapping ("o
bater das asas"). The
project is the winner for
Best Communication
O b j e c t D e s i g n a t
" P r é m i o s F u t u r a
d o D e s i g n d e
C o m u n i c a ç ã o " ,
Portugal 2007.
Design Agency: thisislove studio
Production Date: 2008
Creative Director: Joana Areal
Designer: Joana Areal
Client: get a light™
Photography: thisislove / Adriana Pacheco
Nationality: Portugal
Official invitation for Vbo Portogallo's Launch at Lx Factory, Lisbon presents the
new Vbo Portugallo's collection and illuminating solutions. The invitation is a
folded poster with the invite card inside, with different levels of light and shade.
Design Agency: thisislove studio
Production Date: 2007
Creative Director: Joana Areal
Designer: Joana Areal
Client: Torres Joalheiros and Jaeger-le-Coultre
Photography: Paulo Andrade
Nationality: Portugal
TAG-HEUER Invitation Vbo Portugallo Invitation
Invitation Card CARD DESIGN 026 027
Design Agency: thisislove studio
Production Date: 2008
Creative Director: Joana Areal
Designer: Joana Areal
Client: Torres Joalheiros and TAG-Heuer
Photography: thisislove / Adriana Pacheco
Nationality: Portugal
Official invitation for Torres Joalheiros new shop's
opening party at Cascais Shopping introduces
the new limited edition watch by TAG Heuer,
Chrono Motor Racing.
The invitation unfolds into an aerodynamic
shape revealing the details and surprises of the
party, inspired by the delicate lines and smooth
edges from machinery along with speed, action
and time.
TAG-HEUER Invitation
Invitation Card CARD DESIGN 028 029
Production Date: 2009
Creative Director: Tuukka Koivisto
Designer: Tuukka Koivisto
Client: City of Helsinki
Photography: Tuukka Koivisto
Nationality: Finland
Helsinki Day
Every year the city of Helsinki organises a Helsinki
Week happening. At the last day of this week
there is a party held for the crem de la crem of
Helsinki. This invitation was made for that party.
Inspired by an outdoor reception with a pig roast, the invitation and
coordinating pieces feature patterns, a roasting pig, some boots, and
some playful language, all reflective of the couple's personality and
lifestyle. Offset-printed on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White paper, the
set included four cards enclosed in a bellyband. Two unique seal designs
were created for the bellyband closure. In addition to the main invitation
set, "reserved" signs were used on reception tables and the "cards" sign for
the card basket.
Anniversary CardCARD DESIGN 242 243
Wedding Stationery
Design Agency: Maria Pastore Design
Production Date: 2009
Creative Director: Maria Pastore
Art Director: Maria Pastore
Designer: Maria Pastore
Photography: Maria Pastore
Nationality: USA
The inspiration for this set came from the design of a pizzelle iron, one
that the designer grandparents received as a wedding gift in 1950. A
whimsical illustration, bold graphics and classic colours, set alongside
stylised typography, bring this set to life — a modern take on vintage
design. Offsetprinted and embossed, in some instances, on both Neenah
Classic Crest Solar White and Reich Shine Pearl paper with black and
metallic silver ink. This set included a wedding invitation, ceremony
programme, cookie take-home bag, wedding thank-you card and more.
Anniversary CardCARD DESIGN 242 243
The OthersCARD DESIGN 244 245
LNS
Production Date: 2008
Creative Director: Piero Zagami
Designer: Piero Zagami
Photography: Piero Zagami
Nationality: Italy
LNS is a typeface created by a series of images of the camera lens
components, those little metallic (mostly circular) parts inside any camera
lens. The typeface is composed of 11 abstract symbols, originated by the
pictograms of those objects.
Les Ambassadeurs Gift Voucher
Design Agency: enzed
Production Date: 2011
Creative Director: Nicolas Zentner
Designer: Nicolas Zentner
Client: Les Ambassadeurs
Nationality: Switzerland
This card is like an enveloppe for a gift voucher.
It is closed with a ribbon that gives it a nice
precious present touch.
The OthersCARD DESIGN 246 247
SLVR Gift Card
Design Agency: The Compound Advertising & Design
Production Date: 2011
Creative Director: Chad Sawyer
Designer: Michelle LeClerc
Client: adidas SLVR
Nationality: USA
The SLVR message says it all: ‘Simply perfect’.
The sleek design of this line certainly achieves its
purpose. Jet black, white, and gunmetal colours
create a timeless aesthetic.
To illustrate this feel, a minimal design was applied.
A custom die-cut enclosure housed a plastic card
adorned in silver and black, with an upper left die
accent.
Colourful Expressions
Design Agency: The Lowercase
Production Date: 2011
Creative Director: Tessa & Michael Bautovich
Designer: Tessa & Michael Bautovich
Photography: Sam McAdam
Nationality: Austalia
The Lowercase Colourful Expressions Cards. Interactive Gift - Cards that
Masquerade as a Bold Disguise! Each Colour in this designer series reveals
a thoughtful Expression framed by a pair of windowed quotation marks
for the viewer to look through. Simply Pop-out the unique Mouth Shape to
form your own Expression...
The OthersCARD DESIGN 248 249The Others
Post Gallery
Design Agency: The Lowercase
Production Date: 2011
Creative Director: Tessa & Michael Bautovich
Art Director: Tessa & Michael Bautovich
Designer: Tessa & Michael Bautovich
Photography: Sam McAdam
Nationality: Austalia
The Lowercase Post Gallery: Transforms from Gift- Card to Standing Artwork.
Each gift-card is an original hand-illustrated work of art and comes
complete with their own mini- Frame and Fable.
FDL Holiday Gift & Hang Tag
Design Agency: Factory Design Labs
Production Date: 2010
Printer: Bellus Letterpress
Designer: Amy Kitt
Client: Factory Design Labs
Photography: Joshua DeWitt
Nationality: USA
Featuring a similar custom snowflake grid pattern as Factor Design Lab's
holiday greeting card, the tags are printed with a beautiful metallic
grey and also a super fun fluorescent orange. The tags were diecut and
hole punched and were a nice finishing touch on holiday gifts given to
employees, clients and vendors.
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The OthersCARD DESIGN 250 251
If You Wanna Kiss, KISS Don't Talk
Design Agency: Petek Design
Production Date: 2011
Creative Director: Efrat Elie
Designer: Efrat Elie
Photography: Efrat Elie
Nationality: Israel
Great as a Valentine greeting card, gift or to
frame as small prints, this Pack of 3 different cards
(with envelopes) was a hit for lovers all around
the world.
Mr. Lube Gift Card
Design Agency: Rethink
Production Date: 2010
Creative Director: Rob Tarry / Jeff Harrison
Designer: John Larigakis
Client: Mr. Lube
Nationality: Canada
This case for Mr. Lube's gift cards replicates a
dashboard indicator light, which appears to
switch off when the card is taken out and used.
The OthersCARD DESIGN 252 253The Others
Ulli & Chris Design Agency: DesignKommunikation
Production Date: 2009
Creative Director: Sigi Ramoser / Christian Feurstein
Designer: Christian Feurstein
Client: Ulli & Chris Laine-Valentini
Nationality: Austria / USA
Ulli and Chris Laine-Valentini got married and invited their family and
friends to celebrate with them in a rustic Alpine setting. The international
guests enjoyed a beautiful evening at the Bödele, a hill close to Dornbirn
in Austria. The invitation included a gingerbread heart and hay in
reference to the alpine ambience.
The OthersCARD DESIGN 254 255
Individual Designed Cards
Production Date: 2010
Designer: Martina Fagschlunger
Photography: Martina Fagschlunger
Nationality: Austria
These individual designed, handcrafted cards show an artwork, which is
created by mousetracking whilst designing. To bring the artwork alive, it is
spirit transferred onto thin plywood, which gives the cards a unique look
and feel.
Pardon My French Gift Cards Design Agency: Sussner Design Company
Production Date: 2009
Creative Director: Derek Sussner
Designer: Jamie Paul
Client: Pardon My French Bakery
Photography: Robert Pearl
Nationality: USA
The gift cards was produced for Pardon My French Bakery, Café and
Wine Bar and an extension of the brand identity that the designers had
created. By working with Frech visuals from the brand system, such as
paisley pattersn, icons of French clichés, colours, textures, the goal was to
make these cards French and fun. The designers used letterpress printing
and thermography printing techniquies for a tactile textural finish for the
cards.
The OthersCARD DESIGN 256 257
TIPOGRAPHIC TRIP @ 2011 Barcelona
Design Agency: ANA TYPES TYPE
Production Date: 2011
Creative Director: Ana Areias
Art Director: Ana Areias
Designer: Ana Areias
Photography: Ana Areias
Nationality: Portugal
"Typographic Tr ip @ 2011 Barcelona" is a
collection of typographical cards ordered to
honour the city of Barcelona, and the time
spent there.
All letters were dug by hand with a gouge on
linoleum, and the cover of the collection was
laser-engraved. The back of the cards is printed
by laser.
The OthersCARD DESIGN 258 259
Fumi And Atsushi
Design Agency: SaraB
Production Date: 2010
Creative Director: Sara Bottiger
Designer: Sara Bottiger
Photography: Sara Bottiger
Nationality: Sweden
2 illustrations, one boy that is called "Atsushi" and one girl that is called "Fumi". The designer wanted to use the back of the cards in a new way. The
designer decided to show the front of the boy and the girl on the front of the card and the back of the boy and girl on the back of the card. They are
also made as posters for small kids with the date of birth, weight and length.
The OthersCARD DESIGN 260 261
NEW WOK“NEW WOK餐厅”卡片
Design Agency: thisislove studio
Production Date: 2008
Designer: Joana Areal
Client: NEW WOK™
Nationality: Portugal
A noodle is made from unleavened dough that has been shaped
into thin flat strips or round cylinders and cooked in a boiling liquid.
Conceptual development of the whole communication language for the
Asian fusion restaurant New Wok. A game is proposed where minimalism
and expressiveness are stated through a technological plasticity with the
pixel as a primary element.
Garden
It’s designed with the technique of stamps, which
made by the designer and folded two times to
the size in 14.8 x 10.5 cm.
Production Date: 2011
Designer: su-pyo lee
Photography: su-pyo lee
Nationality: South Korea
The OthersCARD DESIGN 262 263
CITOYEN Art Cards
Design Agency: Tania Mailangkay
Production Date: 2001
Designer: Tania Mailangkay
Photography: Tania Mailangkay
Nationality: Indonesia
Cards for the Annual Exhibition at Academy of Fine Arts In Poznań Between Cognition and Reality (Pomiędzy Poznaniem a Rzeczywistością) 2008
Production Date: 2008
Creative Director: Viktoriya Grabowska
Designer: Viktoriya Grabowska
Client: Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan
Photography: Viktoriya Grabowska
Nationality: Ukraine
Pictograms present organs of five senses: sight,
hearing, smell, touch and taste - as the senses
are actually what lays between cognition and
reality. Today works of students of the Academy
of Fine Arts are engaging all five senses. All
signs based on the shape of bulb symbolising
intel l igence and creativity. Later the sign
presenting the sense of sight was chosen to be a
logo of the Academy. Citoyen Box of Art Cards is a monthly collective diary of words and images
by contributors assigned to a particular day of the month. It comes in the
form of a perforated accordion fold. It serves as an art piece to support
a free website that features accounts of everyday-people's firsthand
experience in current affairs.
The OthersCARD DESIGN 264 265
Cow Magazine Bookmarks
Design Agency: Creative Orchestra
Production Date: 2010
Creative Director: Victoria Gallardo/Chris Arnold
Designer: Alistair Stephens
Client: Creative Orchestra
Photography: Shaun Ahwal
Nationality: UK
Political Collapse Artcards Production Date: 2008
Designer: Guy Haviv
Photography: Avraham Cornfeld
Nationality: Israel
A series of 10 artcards printed using inkjet printer
on non-absorbent papers. The type on the
artcards was scanned from a Hebrew dictionary
and contains definitions for the phrases: Army,
City Council, Country, Political Party & Police.
The definitions themselves were distorted by the
unique printing process, reflecting on a sense of
crisis in Israel politics & society.
The bookmark was meant as an assault to the senses that could be stroked and admired alongside
it's functionality. It was commissioned by Creative Orchestra for their online and printed
magazine, showcasing a variety of work to prospective clients.
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The OthersCARD DESIGN 266 267The Others
Bookmark
Design Agency: Studio Bakłazam
Production Date: 2011
Creative Director: Urszula Kluz-Knopek
Designer: Urszula Kluz-Knopek
Client: filuteria.pl
Photography: Urszula Kluz-Knopek
Nationality: Poland
Bookmark
Design Agency: Studio Bakłazam
Production Date: 2011
Creative Director: Urszula Kluz-Knopek
Designer: Urszula Kluz-Knopek / Barbara Łukasik
Client: Dobra Karma, Studio Bakłazan
Photography: Urszula Kluz-Knopek
Nationality: Poland
This bookmark is cooperative project of Dobra Karma restaurant and
Baktazan design studio. One of its sides is a business card the other side
describes the process of proper preparation of coffee in accord with the
five transitions method. Baktazan design studio teaches how to make a
special cup for the said coffee.
This design is both a bookmark and a standing
leaflet. It is a way of saying thank you to all of
filuteria.pl friends.
The OthersCARD DESIGN 268 269The Others
Mrs. Eaves Type Specimen
Design Agency: Factory Design Labs
Production Date: 2010
Printer: Bellus Letterpress
Designer: Amy Kitt
Client: Factory Design Labs
Photography: Joshua DeWitt
Nationality: USA
Design Museum
Design Agency: VONSUNG
Production Date: 2008
Creative Director: Joseph Sung
Art Director: Michiko Ito
Designer: Michiko Ito
Client: Design Museum
Photography: VONSUNG
Nationality: UK
The design museum in London commissioned
VONSUNG to design their bookmark for their
quarterly Design Overtime events. A festive night
of shopping, music, and making, the Sparkle The
Dark Up events aimed at Christmas shopping
done early in the Design Museum Shop. The
designers also had to highlight the current
museum's showcase, celebrating the love of
ceramics at the Design Museum's exhibition
Patricia Urquiola – Purely Porcelain. The (standing
up) bookmark was designed to be one-part
shopping bag, onepart porcelain mug.
This beautifully vibrant triptic type specimen
series was designed and letterpress printed for
PRESSED! An Exhibition of Letterpress Printed
Ephemera in Denver, Colorado. The series
celebrates the typeface, Mrs. Eaves, by designer
Zuzana Licko. Mrs. Eaves is a favourite font of
the designers, so designing a piece only with
typography from that family sounded really fun.
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Impressive Print
Design Agency: KVGD
Production Date: 2010
Creative Director: Kerr Vernon
Designer: Kerr Vernon
Client: letterpress printers Glasgow Press
Nationality: UK
The designer was asked by the letterpress printers
Glasgow Press to create a piece of print that
would show off letterpress in all it's tactile glory. A
dream design brief really, so the designer came
up with this old school cassette box containing
six musical themed cards. Printed entirely on
GF Smith's colorplan range it features six kinds
of duplex board, dye cutting and metallic and
holographic foiling.
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Personalized Stationery
Design Agency: Bellus Letterpress
Production Date: 2010
Printer: Bellus Letterpress
Designer: Joshua DeWitt
Client: Sandy McKinstry, Alissa Runkle
Photography: Joshua DeWitt
Nationality: USA
Icon Set For Weather Cards
Design Agency: Neworld Associates
Production Date: 2010
Creative Director: Gary Gleeson
Designer: Alan Murphy
Client: Parknasilla
Photography: Alan Murphy
Nationality: Ireland
This series of three personalised stationery notecards was designed with a
simple and minimalist approach. They feature plenty of white space and
a simple type treatment consisting of a light and bold Helvetica Neue.
The fourth card in this project was designed and printed for a client who
requested a fashion industry aesthetic. Bodoni Poster Italic was chosen
given its retro vibe and its use in the fashion industry over the past few
years.
Parknasilla has a rich and colourful heritage,
associated with the Great Southern Railway. In
keeping with this heritage, hand-drawn weather
card icon were created, along with a selection
of patterns, which featured on various printed
material throughout out the hotel.
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Table Cards with Various Informationfor Guests
Design Agency: Studio Bakłazam
Production Date: 2011
Creative Director: Urszula Kluz-Knopek
Designer: Urszula Kluz-Knopek / Barbara Łukasik
Client: dekoracje-slubne.pl
Photography: Urszula Kluz-Knopek
Nationality: Poland
Revo Press Kit Card
Design Agency: Factory Design Labs
Production Date: 2011
Printer: Bellus Letterpress
Designer: Amy Kitt
Client: Revo
Photography: Joshua DeWitt
Nationality: USA
They are an element
paper embelishments
for the tables: seat
as s ignment cards,
wedding heraldry(an
ex p re s s i o n o f t h e
N ew l y we d s j oy ) , a
thank-you note for the
guests for coming to
the wedding.
This minimalist card has a unique purpose of carrying a bamboo USB drive
of Revo's 2011 Press Kit. Highlights of this piece are the painted edges and
rectangular shaped impression that was made to help achieve consistent
placement of the drive on the card.
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Beer Glasses Collection
Design Agency: Green Bird Press
Production Date: 2011
Creative Director: Susan Porteous
Designer: Susan Porteous
Photography: Susan Porteous
Nationality: USA
Printed on thick, absorbent heavy-weight
coaster stock these letterpress pub coasters
feature images of popular beer glasses printed
in two colours, beer and black. They are perfect
for home brewers and beer lovers alike, and
make wonderful hostess gifts and house warming
presents. The designs are also available as cards.
Eames Collection“埃姆斯”系列卡片
Design Agency: Green Bird Press
Production Date: 2011
Creative Director: Susan Porteous
Designer: Susan Porteous
Photography: Susan Porteous
Nationality: USA
This series honours one of the great design
teams of the twentieth century, Charles and Ray
Eames, with silhouette images based on six of
their well-known furniture designs and the Eames
House Bird. They are letterpress printed from
magnesium plates on Eames Furniture Weave
paper.
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Stymie Statements Collection
Design Agency: Green Bird Press
Production Date: 2011
Creative Director: Susan Porteous
Designer: Susan Porteous
Photography: Susan Porteous
Nationality: USA
A series of short and sweet statements in bold letters and bright colours for
those who want to get their message across in the simplest way possible.
Letterpress printed using 48pt Stymie Black, a typeface designed in
1931 by Morris Fuller Benton and originally used for large headlines and
advertising materials.
Personalised Stationery
Design Agency: Maria Pastore Design
Production Date: 2011
Creative Director: Maria Pastore
Art Director: Maria Pastore
Designer: Maria Pastore
Photography: Maria Pastore
Nationality: USA
Incorporating the married name of a bride-
tobe, this handmade set was created by cutting
Japanese paper into shapes and applying
them to soft-white Italian cotton paper. The gold
paint pen complements the gold in the paper,
connects the shapes and finishes off the design
with the handwritten name. Two designs were
created, each in two-colour variations.
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Thirsty Sentiminis
Design Agency: Maria Pastore Design
Production Date: 2011
Creative Director: Maria Pastore
Art Director: Maria Pastore
Designer: Maria Pastore
Client: Thirsty® Designed Goods
Photography: Maria Pastore
Nationality: USA
These mini-cards feature sweet sentiments for
your loved one, crush, friend, etc. The visuals fit
the overall Thirsty® brand image. The cards were
printed on white Italian cotton paper, packaged
as a set of four and paired with Kraft envelopes.
Personalized Stationery
Design Agency: Maria Pastore Design
Production Date: 2010
Creative Director: Maria Pastore
Art Director: Maria Pastore
Designer: Maria Pastore
Photography: Maria Pastore
Nationality: USA
A structured, yet whimsical, stationery set was
designed for a bride-to-be incorporating her
married name, and printed on Neenah Classic
Crest Solar White paper. Two designs were
created, each in two-colour variations.
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Thirsty Sentiments
This series of eight cards feature different Thirsty
thoughts. Each illustration utilises two sets of five
lines, each set in their own colours, intersecting
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